2nd Liao Guards
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History
The Second Liao Guards was a unit of the CCAF during the Star League Era. They were viewed by the rest of the CCAF as a largely show unit, whose members were better at performing on a parade ground than on the battle field. They spent several years along the Periphery border and underwent a tough training regimen which at least instilled basic military competency.
A tradition of the Second was that every soldier was issued a white horse, and was responsible for learning how to ride, groom, and care for the animal. The need to move over one hundred horses added to the unit's logistical burden.[1]
Reformation
The Second Liao Guards were reformed sometime before Operation GREAT FLOOD as one of the Hidden Lion regiments resurrected by Chancellor Daoshen Liao using stockpiled equipment.[2] The new Liao Guards used the Augmented Regiment formations commonly found in the CCAF by 3145.[3] They were a front-line regiment of the Tikonov Commonality.[4]
Operation GREAT FLOOD
The Second Liao Guards spent the majority of Operation GREAT FLOOD securing planets captured by the McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Their first real battle occurred on Nanking where the regiment's lack of experience resulted in avoidable casualties. The planetary capital was eventually captured through simple attrition and the Liao Guards Brigade has since been using the locally produced BattleMechs to replace losses.[2]
Operation CELESTIAL REWARD
The Second Liao Guards garrisoned Hsien and Nanking while Operation CELESTIAL REWARD took place. In February of 3144, a covert lance from Stone's Fury raided Hsien and destroyed a small Liao Guard patrol.[5][2]
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 2nd Liao Guards | |||
| Sang-shao | Felix Krishnamurthy | 3145[6] | |
Tactics
3145
Lack of experience has made the Second Liao Guards dependent on their numbers and technology to achieve victory.[2]
Composition History
2765
Second Liao Guards (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) [1]
2786
Second Liao Guards (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[7]
- - At this point in time the Second was a medium-weight regiment operating at full strength and was stationed on Sian.[7]
2821
Second Liao Guards (Regiment/Regular/Questionable)[7]
- - At this point in time the Second was a medium-weight regiment operating at between one-third and half-strength, and was stationed on Sian.[7]
2830
2nd Liao Guards (Regiment/Regular/Questionable) [8]
- Note: At this point in time the heavy-weight unit was stationed on Sian with an operational readiness of 82 percent. [8] The unit was destroyed during the war. [8]
3145
Second Liao Guards (Green/Fanatical)(80% Strength)[6]
- CO: Sang-shao Felix Krishnamurthy
Fifth Sarna Air Defense Wing (Regular/Reliable)(50% Strength)[6]
- CO: Kong-zhong-shao Gang Sit
Third Sakhalin Light Armor (Regular/Fanatical)(75% Strength)[6]
- CO: Zhong-shao Jdavie Mirshahi
First Liao Foot Guards (Green/Fanatical)(105% Strength)[6]
- CO: Zhong-shao Ying Kit Tang
Notes
- The unit had a "B" Equipment Rating. The vast majority of their machines were light BattleMechs such as Firebees with some Assassins, Riflemans and Wolverines mixed in.[9][10][2]
Color Scheme and Unit Insignia
A galloping gray horse.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfr2765cc11 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Field Manual: 3145, p. 35
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 27, "General Review"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 28, "THE NEW OLD-FASHIONED WAY"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 40
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 47
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Tenth Succession War (Source Book), p. 136, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces (CCAF) - Deployment Table"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 ’’ Second Succession War’’, p. 95
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 28, "Sarna and Tikonov Commonalities"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 29, "Sian Commonality"